Cigar-machine.



PATBNTED APR. 2, 1907.

W. S. LUGKETT. CIGAR MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOR FILED MAY 31. 1906.

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UN lITlED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM s. LUCKETT, or Eisiflafiiv JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO INTER- NATIONAL CIGAR MACHINERY COMPANY, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A con- PORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CIGAR MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 2, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM S. LUGKETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Orange, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar Machines, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawing, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in cigar-machines. I I

In making cigars by machinery a certain proportion of bunches will be imperfectly wrapped by the wrapper-applying mechanism; but when automatic machines are employed the imperfections in these cigars will not be seen until the cigars are completed. In the ordinary course these cigars are detected by the inspector, and it is desirable in order to save the bunches to remove the wrappers therefrom and subject them again to the operations which succeed the bunchmakingoperation so far as these operations are necessary to the proper completionof the clgar.

This invention has for its object to provide means whereby imp erfectly-wrapped bunches after having their wrappers removed may be again passed through the cigar-completing mechanism of an automatic cigar-machine.

\Vith this and other objects not specifically referred to in view the invention consists in certainconstructions and in certain parts, improvements, and combinations, such as will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically pointed out.

In the drawing the figure is a side elevation, partly in section, illustrating diagrammatically so much of the mechanism of a cigar-machine as is necessary to an understanding of the invention.

The cigar-machine which has been selected to illustrate a concrete embodiment of the in vention may be in its details generally that disclosed in the application of Oluf Tyberg, Serial No. 264,568,filed June 10, 1905. As, however, many features illustrated in that application are not necessary to an understanding of the invention, the illustration is confmed to a diagrammatic representation of certain parts of the machine.

Automatic cigar-machines embodying the mventlon Wlll lnclude a cigar completing mechanism, the details of which may be widely varied both as to the elements included and as to the particular construction of the elements. Such cigar completing mechanism will, however, include a wrap per-applying mechanism and may include other finishing mechanism. In the particular construction shown the cigar-completing mechanism includes not only a wrapper-applying mechanism diagrammatically illustrated, but also a bunch-shaping mechanism and a rerolling mechanism. Other ele mentssuch, for instance, as heading and trimming mechanisms-may be included; but such elements have not been herein shown, as they are not necessary to an understanding of the scope of the invention.

Machines embodying the invention will be provided with two sets of means for supplying bunches to the cigar-completing mechanism. In the particular construction illustrated one of these sets of means includes a bunch-rolling mechanism which embodies a rolling-table 1, with which cooperates a Ohianti belt, the loop 2 of the belt being formed by a bar 3, this bar being carrieo on arms A, pivoted at 5 and operated by connections (generally indicated at 6) from any suitable sourcesuch, for instance, as a cam. (Not shown.) In the particular machine illustrated this bunch-rolling mechanism delivers the bunch formed by it to a shaping mechanism, which includes rolls 7 7 8 8, the rolls 7 7 being carried on a swinging frame 9 and the rolls 8 8 on a swinging frame 10, these frames also carrying idle gears 11 12, by which the rolls are intergeared, it being understood that these shaping-rolls will be driven by suitable gearing, so as to subject the bunch to a shaping action after it has been deposited therein. The rolls are opened to receive and discharge the bunch and closed upon it by swinging the frames 9 10, this being effected by a suitable rocking lever 13, this lever being connected by links 15 16 to the frames 9 10.

Machines embodying the invention will, as has been indicated, include a wrapping mechanism, the construction of which may be varied within wide limits. As shown, this wrappenapplying mechanism consists of rolls 17 18 19, the roll 17 being mounted in a swinging frame 20 and the roll 18 in a swinging frame 21. These rolls are driven by suitable gearing in a manner well understood 1n the art, a part of the driving-gearing being indicated at 22 and 23. The rolls 17 andlS are opened and closed by swinging the frames 20 21, this being effected by rods 24 25, these rods being connected to a cam-lever This cam-lever is operated in one direction by means of a suitable cam-groove 27 in a cam-disk 28 and in the other direction by means of a spring-rod construction, (indicated at 29.) This cam-disk 28 is mounted on a suitable shaft 23, and this shaft and the entire wrapping mechanism is supported in a frame 28. This frame may be provided with rolls 28, by which the wrapping mech anism is movably supported in ways 28, carried in uprights on the machine-frame.

In the ordinary course of the operation of the machine and when the machine embodying the invention contains a bunch-rolling mechanism the bunches will be transferred from the bunchrolling mechanism to the cigar-wrapping mechanism. In the particular machine illustrated the bunches are first subjected to the action of the shaping mechanism before described and are then transferred to the rolling mechanism by means of lifter-pins 30, these pins being mounted on a slide 31. This slide is actuated by a connecting-rod 32 from a cam-lever 33, this lever being rocked from a suitable cam-groove in a cam-disk mounted on a shaft 34, which is one of the main cam-shafts of the machine.

After the bunches are wrapped they will be discharged from the wrapping mecl'ianism and then either passed directly out of the machine or subjected to the action of other completing mechanism. In the machine selected to illustrate the invention additional completing mechanism is illustrated, this mechanism consisting of a conical rerolling-roll 35, said roll being mounted on a shaft 36 and being given an oscillating movement by means of a rack 37, which meshes with a pinion 38 on the shaft 36. This rack is connected by a link 39 with an arm 40 of a bell-crank lever 40 41, the arm 41 of this bell-crank lever carrying a bowl which cooperates with a camgroove in a disk 43, mounted on the shaft 34 before referred to. The rerolling-roll 35 operates in connection with a curved plate 44, mounted on a shaft 45, this shaft being mounted in suitable bearings and being provided with an arm 46. This arm 46 is connected to a spring 47, which is in turn connected to a pin 48 on a frame which supports the rerolling-roll.

WVhen the inventionis embodied in a machine which contains a cigarcompleting mechanism including a rerolling device, the cigars may be transferred from the wrapping mechanism to the reroller by any suitable means. In the construction shown this is effected by means of a swinging lever 49, this lever being pivoted at 50 and operated by a rod 51, which is connected to a lever 52. This lever is provided with a cam-roll 53, which is operated from a suitable cam on the shaft 34. The lever 49 is provided with cigar supports 54, which receive a cigar from the wrapping mechanism and deliver it to the rerolling in echanism.

Machines containing the invention will embody two sets of means whereby the bunches may be presented to the cigar-completing mechanism. The means already described operate to present bunches to the completing mechanism in the ordinary course of the operation of the machine. When it is desired, however, to present bunches to the completing mechanism in other than the due courseof operation of the machine, the second set of means may be employed. The particular construction of this second set of means may be varied widely. As shown, there is provided an arm 55, this arm being pivoted on a shaft 56, mounted in-a slide 57. This slide 57 has connected to it a rod 58, which is in turn connected to a cam-lever 59, pivoted at 60 and operated from a suitable cam in a disk on the shaft 34, The shaft 56 is provided with two arms 61 62, thesearms being provided with suitable cam-rolls and cooperating with camgrooves 63 64, which are stationary on the frame of the machine. As. the slide 57 is lifted the roll on the arm 61 enters the groove 64 and throws the arm forward into the position indicated in dotted lines in the drawing. As the slide descends the roll on the arm 62 enters the camgro0ve 63 and throws the arm 55 into the position shown in full lines in the drawing. The arm 55 is provided with a set of stationary gripper-fingers 65 and a set of pivoted fingers 66, these fingers being held closed by a spring 67, which is connected to the fingers and to an arm 68 on a small shaft 69, mounted in suitable bearings carried by the arm. This shaft also supports an ejector 70 and is provided with an operating-arm 71.

The bunches to be presented to the wrapping mechanism by the supplemental means are placed in the grasp of the fingers which constitute the carrier when the arm 55 is in the position shown in dotted lines in the drawing. The slide 57, which carries the arm, is then moved down by the mechanism described and the arm swings into the position shown in full lines above the shaping mechanism, which is at that time opened to receive the bunch. As the arm 55 swings into position the operating-arm 71 on the shaft 69 strikes a projection 72, suitably supported on the frame, this projection slacking the spring 67 so as to release the grasp of the fingers 65 on the bunch and at the same time operating the ejector 70, so as to discharge the bunch into the grasp of the shaping mechanisrn. Means may be provided to prevent the operation of this supplemental or additional feed, if desired, during the regular course of operation of the machine. While construction shown the frame may be provided with a hook 7 3, which when the slide is in its elevated position takes over a pin 7 4 in the end of the shaft 56, thus holding the parts in the position shown in dotted lines in the drawing.

The machine which has been described illustrates a specific means for carrying out the invention. The invention may, however, be embodied in machines which differ widely from that shown. The invention is not therefore to be restricted to the specific construction herein described and illustrated.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a cigar-completing mechanism, of two sets of means whereby bunches may be presented thereto. ,5, 2. The combination with cigar-completing mechanism including a wrapping mechanism, of a bunch-rolling mechanism, means whereby the bunches formed by the rolling mechanism are presented in due course to the wrapping mechanism, and means whereby bunches other than those formed in due course by the rolling mechanism may be presented to the wrapping mechanism.

3. The combination with a cigar-completing mechanism, of means for making and presenting bunches thereto, and supplemental means whereby made bunches may be presented thereto.

4. The combination with a cigar-completing mechanism including wrapper-applying means, of a bunch-rolling mechanism, means for transferring the bunches formed by the rolling mechanism to the wrapper-applying 1 means, a supplemental carrier for made this may be done in any suitable way, in the bunches, and means for operating the car= rier to bring the bunches within the range of action of the transferring means.

5. The combination witha cigar-completing mechanism including wrapper applying means, of a bunch-rolling mechanism, means for transferring the bunches formed in the rolling mechanism to the wrapper-applying means, a swinging bunch-carrier arm, an means for operating the arm to bring the bunches within the range of action of the transferring means.

6. The combination with a cigar-completing mechansm including wrapper-applying means, of a bunch-rolling mechanism, a shaping mechanism to which the bunches formed in due course by the rolling mechanism are delivered, a transferrer for carrying the bunches from the shaping mechanism to the wrapper-applying means, a bunch-carrier for handling bunches other than those formed in due course by the rolling mechanism, and means for operating the bunch-carrier to deliver the bunches to the shaping mechanism.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of subscribing witnesses.

VILLIAM S. LUOKETT.

Witnesses:

J. W. S AUGHTER, WILLIAM TRABAUT, W. BEAUFORT BELL. 

